Sara Nabil, Queen's University

Research

Calm Technology Digital Fabrication Embodied Interaction Interaction Design Interactive Spaces Research through Design (RtD)Seamless Interaction Shape-Changing Interfaces

Latest funding

Advanced Techniques for Everyday Embodied Interaction
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Advanced Techniques for Everyday Embodied Interaction
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$116,000
E-textiles Digital Design and Fabrication
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$111,502

All 4 grants and awards

Advanced Techniques for Everyday Embodied Interaction

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Nabil, Sara

$12,500

Advanced Techniques for Everyday Embodied Interaction

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nabil, Sara

Keywords: interaction design; research through design (rtd); ubiquitous computing; calm technology; tangible user interfaces; embodied interaction; seamless interaction; interactive spaces; digital fabrication; shape-changing interfaces

$116,000

E-textiles Digital Design and Fabrication

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Nabil, Sara

$111,502

Back to the Future: Exploring Digital Fabrication Technology in Designing Interactive Museum Artifacts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Nabil, Sara

Keywords: Human-Computer Interaction Interaction Design Digital Fabrication Museum Art History Craft Practice Tech-Making Research through Design

$250,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Calm Technology Dear Professor Nabil, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on calm technology connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Advanced Techniques for Everyday Embodied Interaction" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]